What happens in November is up to Biden – it will not be the fault of the protest voter if Trump is elected. The questions remain: does the Democratic party fear Trump as much as we do? And does it value its voters enough to shift away from an approach to the onslaught in Gaza that a majority of Democratic voters are against?

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    It’s only pointless if you don’t care who wins. Voting won’t change the two party system, at least not directly and not any time soon. It will change who wins this November, and that’s a very important thing.

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      7 months ago

      Oh, I’m going to vote. But also my vote won’t change anything. Not a swing state, never was, minority vote. Meh.

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        7 months ago

        Not just President, there’s plenty of downballot races too. Congress is arguably more important than the Presidency, generally.

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          7 months ago

          Right, same story on my end, stuck in the minority there too, always have been…